The undisputed best introduction to the history of the world-wide pattern of British activity in the nineteenth century, embracing its expansive spirit as well as its formal territorial empire. The dynamics of this extraordinary enterprise are considered broadly: the high-political concerns of strategy and international geopolitics are analyzed, as well as the economic dimension, missionary activity, and racial attitudes, together with a wide range of cultural aspects, including sport and the pursuit of sexual opportunity. Nor is the personal contribution of some of the leading Victorian figures neglected.
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List of Tables List of Maps Foreword; D. A. Low Preface The Foundations of Power, 1815-70 The Motives and Methods of Expansion, 1815-65 The Decline of British Pre-eminence, 1855-1900 The Search for Stability, 1880-1914 The Dynamics of Empire and Expansion Postscript References Select Bibliography Index
